The past 30 years have seen several paradigm shifts in our understanding of how ocean
ecosystems function. Now recent technological advances add to an overwhelming body of …

Understanding the energy flux through food webs is important for estimating the capacity of
marine ecosystems to support stocks of living resources. The energy density of species …

Gelatinous zooplankton are a large component of the animal biomass in all marine
environments, but are considered to be uncommon in the diet of most marine top predators …

Jellyfish are recorded with increasing frequency and magnitude in many coastal areas and
several species display biological features comparable to the most popular Asiatic edible …

Invertebrates represent the most plentiful component of marine biodiversity. To date, only
few species have been documented for marine litter intake. Here, we report for the first time …

Scyphozoan jellyfish, or scyphomedusae, are conspicuous members of many ocean
ecosystems, and have large impacts on human health and industry. Most scyphomedusae …

The world's population growth and consequent increased demand for food, energy and
materials together with the decrease of some natural resources have highlighted the …

Studies toward a sustainable future conducted by international organizations uniformly
agree about having to change some of our present consumer behaviors. Regarding food …

Forage fish play a central role in the transfer of energy from lower to higher trophic levels.
Ocean conditions may influence this energy pathway in the Northern California Current …

The monitoring of plastic pollution through marine biota is a difficult task, which is receiving
increasing attention nowadays. A selection of appropriate bioindicator species for plastic …